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Mikros |
G - small microbes, microcosmi, microfilm, microphone, microwave, microscope |
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microbe |
n - an organism invisible to the need eye, especially one that causes disease Malaria is caused by a microbe that can be transmitted by mosquito bites. |
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microcosm |
noun - a miniature world, something that resembles something else on a very small scale A school community is a microcosm of the whole society in which it exists. |
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Minuo, Minuere, Minui, Minutum |
L - to lessen (minus) menu, minor, minute, minus, mince, minuet |
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minuscule |
adj - extremely small The doll house included minuscule silverware and dishes. |
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minutia |
n - small or trivial detail He was bewildered by the contacts minutia. |
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Tenuo, Tenuare, Tenuavi, Tenuatum, Tenuis |
L - to make thin or thin tenuous, attenuated, extenuated |
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attenuate |
v - to make slender or small, reduce severity Earplugs will attenuate the loud sound of the machinery. |
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tenuous |
adj - thin in form, flimsy The spider spun a web with tenuous threads. He had a tenuous grasp on reality. |
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Satis |
L - enough satisfy, satisfaction, asset |
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satiate |
v - to satisfy an appetite fully During our stay in Italy we satiated ourselves on art, opera and pasta. |
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Impleo, Implere, Implevi, Impletum, Plinus |
L - to fill or full accomplish, plenty, implement, replete |
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comply |
v - to do as one is asked or ordered The passenger did not comply with the request to deplane. |
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implement |
n - a tool or utensil, v - to put into effect The UU is implementing a new way to mentor their youth. |
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replete |
adj - well stocked or completely filled I like a novel replete with suspense and dance. |
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Copia |
L - plenty copy, copious |
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copious |
adj - plentiful, in large amounts The copious correspondence led to a book deal. |
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Makros |
G - large macrobiotic, macroscopic |
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macrocosm |
n - universe Theoretical physicist have attempted to determine the size of the macrocosm. |
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Magnus |
L - great magnificent, magnify, magnitude, magnanimous |
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magnanimous |
adj - noble and generous, especially in forgiving On her deathbed she made the magnanimous gesture of forgiving all debts owed her. |
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magnate |
n - wealthy influential person, esp in business Ezra Cornell, a lumber magnate, left his fortune to found Cornell University. |
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magnitude |
n - greatness of importance or size Early explores of South America coasts had no idea of the magnitude of the continent. |
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megas |
G - great megaphone, megalomania |
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megalomania |
n - a form of mental illness in which a person has exaggerated ideas of his or her importance Trump is a megalomania. |
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Poly |
G - many polynomial, polgymy, polygraph, polygon |
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polygamy |
n - the system of having more than one spouse at a time Certain Mormon factions practice polygamy, and refer to each other as sister wives. |
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polygon |
n - a flat shape with straight sides Squares and rectangles are examples of polygons. |