| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 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 detail |
| attenuate | (tr. v.) 1 to make slender or small 2 to weaken; to reduce in form or value |
| tenuous | (adj.) 1 thin in form 2 flimsy; having little substance or validity |
| satiate | (tr. v.) to satisfy an appetite fully; to gratify to excess |
| comply | (intr. v.) to do as one is asked or ordered |
| implement | (n.) a tool or utensil (tr. v.) to carry out; to put into effect |
| replete | (adj.) 1 well-stocked or abundantly supplied 2 completely filled; utterly satisfied |
| expletive | (n.) an exclamation or oath, often obscene. |
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