| Term | Definition |
| mikros (greek) | small |
| microbe | an organism invisible to the naked eye, especially one that causes disease.(n) |
| microcosm | a miniature world, something that resembles something else on a very small scale (n) |
| minuo, minuere, minui, minutum(latin) | TO LESSEN |
| minus (latin) | less |
| miniscule | extreamly small (adj) |
| minutia | a small or trivial detail (n) |
| tenuo, tenuare, tenuavi, tenuatum (latin) | to make thin |
| tenuis (latin) | thin |
| attentuate | to make slender or small (tr. v.) |
| tenuous | thin in form (adj) |
| satis (latin) | enough |
| satiate | to satisfy an appetite fully; to gratify to excess (tr. v) |
| impleo, implere, implevi, impletum (latin) | to fill |
| plenus (latin) | full |
| comply | to do as one is asked or ordered (intr. v.) |
| implement | a tool or utensil (n) |
| implement | to carry out; to put into effect (tr.v.) |
| replete | well stocked or abundantly supplied (adj) |
| replete | completely filled; utterly satisfied |
| expletive | an exclamation or oath, often obscene. (n) |
| attentuate | to weaken, to reduce in force or value |
| tenuous | flimsy, having little substance or validity |