PreAP Vocabulary Lesson 5

Terms	Definitions
microbe	n. An organism invisible to the naked eye, especially one that causes disease.
microcosm	n. A miniature world; something that resembles something else on a very small scale.
miniscule	adj. extremely small.
minutia	n. a small or trivial place.
attenuate	v. To make slender or small.
attenuate	To weaken; to reduce in force or value.
satiate	v. To satisfy and appetite fully; to gratify to excess.
comply	v. To do as one is asked or ordered.
implement	n. A tool or utensil.
tenuous	adj. thin in form.
tenuous	Flimsy; having little substance or validity.
replete	adj. well-stocked or abundantly supplied.
replete	completely filled; utterly satisfied.
expletive	n. and exclamation or oath, often obscene.

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