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artificial intelligence

computer programmes capable of taking decisions and actions similar to human inteligence

nervous nellie

the expression is slang for a timid person who is easily upset and is hesitant to act.originally it was used of high-strung racehorces

avoiding obstacles

most bats cannot see well.but they do not catch in your hair.they always avoid any obstacle in their way

aztec

a civilisation developed between the 12th and 16th century by the tenochca tribe,migrated into the valley of mexico from the azatlan region in the north.

axiomatics

a scientific method used to arrive at logiacal deductions from accepted facts.

avogadro's constant

the physical quantity of molecules in a mole or of electronic charges per faraday.

ballad

a short narrative poem or a slow love song that tells a story in popular music adopted for reciting and singing.

aurora

a natural display of light in the form of arcs,clouds,streaks,flickers and the like in the sky in which is visible only in night

astronomy

the scientific study of celestial bodies such as sun ,moon ,stars,planets etc

autospy

dissection and examination of a dead body to determine cause of death.also known as postmortem or necrospy.

arya samaj

a reformist movement founded in 1875 by dayanand saraswati based on the slogan 'back to the vedas'.

ayatollah

a shiite muslim ttle.it means 'sign of god'.particularly associated with the islamic republic of iran.

avant garde

those who create or support the newest ideas and techniques in an art.

arable farming

the cultivation of plants for food,fibres,vegetable oils etc.especially on a field scale.

aqualung

a device that allows a diver to breath under water.

archaelogy

the scientific study of history of ancient societies from their existing remains or antiques.

arboriculture

cultivation of trees and vegetables

antithesis

placing together of sharply contrasting ideas.eg: they died what we might live.

alexia

a type of blindness in which the affected person is unable to racognize and written words.

aphrodisiac

drugs or substances capable of increasing sexual excitement and performance.

alliteration

use of two or more words with the same initial letters in succession of the same initial letters in a passage.eg: i sing books,of blossoms,birds, and bowers(robert herrick)

alkaline hydrolysis

dissolving bodies and flushing the residue down the drain,method developed to get rid of animal carcasses.

anachronism

representing something as existing at other than its historical time.

amino acid

the main constituent of protien which is essential to the manufacture of hormones,tissues and other body products.natural food items like milk,egg,pea,seed etc are rich sources of protein.

alta vista

popular free text search engine in the intrnet.it was launched in 1995 by the digital equipment corporation.

animus

the musculine inner self of a woman.

angina pectoris

chest pain that strikes when the heart is starved of oxygen-rich blood.

anagram

a word or phase formes by transposing letters of another word or phase.

aphasia

the inability of a person to speak and write due to cerebral dysfunction.

apathy

the lack of interest in oneself or one's surroundings.

antinovel

a work of fiction that rejects the conventional elements of a novel.

aphonia

total loss of voice due to reasons like sudden emotional stress.

anabisis

resuscitation restoring to life from a deathlike condition.

ambrosia

a mystical substance believed to be eaten by gods of greek and roman mythology.it is commonly believed that any one who eat ambrosia can become immortal

algoritham

any procedure involving a series of steps used to find solution to a specified problem.