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16 Cards in this Set
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MIKROS
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<G. "small"
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microbe
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n. An organism invisible to the naked eye, especially one that causes disease.
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microcasm
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<G. +kosmos =>"universe"
n. A miniature world; something that resembles something else on a very small scale. microcosmic, adj. |
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MINUO, MINUERE, MINUI, MINUTUM
MINUS |
<L. "to lesson"
<L. "less" |
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minuscule
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adj. Extremely small.
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minutia
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n. A small trivial detail.
plural => minutiae. |
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TENUO, TENUARE, TENUAVI, TENUATUM
TENUIS |
<L. "to make thin"
<L. "thin" |
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attenuate
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tr. v. 1) To make slender or small.
2) To weaken; to reduce in force or value. |
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tenuous
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adj. 1) Thin in form.
2) Flimsy; having little substance or validity. tenuously, adv. |
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SATIS
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<L. "enough"
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satiate
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tr. v. To satisfy an appetite fully; to gratify to excess.
satiation, n.; satiety, n. |
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IMPLEO, IMPLERE, IMPLEVI, IMPLETUM
PLENUS |
<L. "to fill"
<L. "full" |
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comply
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intr. v. To do as one is asked or ordered.
compliance, n.; compliant, adj.; compliancy, n. |
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implement
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n. A tool or a untensil.
tr. v. To carry out; to put into effect. |
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replete
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adj. 1) Well stocked or abundantly supplied.
2) Completely filled; utterly satisfied. repletion, n.; repletely, adv. |
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expletive
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n. an exclamation or oath, especially obscene.
expletory, adj. |