Flashcards: Vocabulary From Classical Roots Book A Lessons 5 and 6

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Flashcards: Vocabulary From Classical Roots Book A Lessons 5 and 6

microbe
an organism invisible to the naked eye, especially one that causes disease
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microbe an organism invisible to the naked eye, especially one that causes disease
microcosm 1. a miniature world; 2. something that resembles something else on a very small scale
minuscule extremely small
minutia a small or trivial detail
attenuate 1. to make slender or small; 2. to weaken or reduce in force or value.
tenuous 1. thin in form; 2. flimsy, having little substance or validity
satiate 1. to satisfy an appetite fully; 2. to gratify to excess
comply to do as one is asked or ordered
implement 1. a tool or utensil; 2. to carry out, put into effect
replete 1. well-stocked or abundantly supplied; 2. completely filled
expletive an exclamation or oath, often obscene
copious 1. plentiful; 2. in large amounts
macrocosm 1. the universe; 2. any great whole
magnanimous noble and generous, especially in forgiving
magnate a wealthy, influential person, especially in business
magnitude 1. greatness of importance or size; 2. the degree or brightness of a star
megalomania 1. a form of mental illness in which a person has exaggerated ideas of his or her own importance; 2. an obsessive idea to do things on a grand scale
polygamy the system of having more than one spouse at a time
polygon a flat shape with many straight sides

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