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Section 5-6 vocab
| Terms | Definition |
|---|---|
| Microbe | An organism invisible to the naked eye, especially one that causes disease |
| Microcosm | A miniature world |
| Miniscule | Exstreamly small |
| Minutia | A small or trivial detail |
| Attentuate | To make slender or smaller: or to weaken |
| Tenuous | Thin in form: flimsy |
| Satiate | To satisfy an appetite fully: to gratify |
| Comply | to do as on is asked or ordered |
| Implement | A tool or utensil |
| Replete | Well stocked or Abundantly supplied |
| Expletive | An exclamtion or oath, often obscene " curse word" |
| Copious | Plentiful; in large amounts |
| Macrocosm | The universe: any great whole |
| Magnanimous | Noble and generous, especially in forgiveing; not petty |
| Magnate | A wealthy, influentail person, especially in business |
| Magnitude | Greatness of importance or size: the degree of brightness of star |
| Megalomania | A form of mental illness in which a person has exaggerated ideas of his or her own importance: an obsessive idea to do things on a grand scale |
| Polygamy | The system of haveing more than on wife at a time |
| Polygon | A flat shape with many straight sides |