Lesson 5
Terms
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- attentuate
- 1. to make slender or small 2. to weaken or reduce in force or value
- satiate
- to satisy an appetite fully; to gratify to excess
- microbe
- an organism invisible to the naked eye, especially one that causes disease
- microcosm
- a miniature world; something that resembles something else on a very small scale
- expletive
- an exclamation or oath, often obscene
- replete
- 1. well-stocked or abundantly suppllied 2. completely filled; utterly satisfied
- tenuous
- 1. thin in form 2. flimsy; having little substance or validity
- minutia
- a small or trivial detail
- implement
- 1. a tool or utensil 2. to carry out; to put into effect
- comply
- to do as one is asked or ordered
- miniscule
- extremely small