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Lesson 5&6 A-Book
Vocabulary from Classical Roots for Regular ELA
Term | Definition |
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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 |
minuscule | very small |
minutia | a small or trivial detail |
attenuate | 1. To make slender or small 2. To weaken; to reduce in force or value |
tenuous | 1. Thin in form 2. Flimsy; having little substance or validity |
satiate | to satisfy an appetite fully; to gratify to excess |
comply | to do as one is asked or ordered |
implement | 1. a tool or utensil 2. to carry out; to put into effect |
replete | 1. Well-stocked or abundantly supplied 2. Completely filled; utterly satisfied |
expletive | an exclamation or oath; often obscene |
Words with the Greek root for "small" | microbe, microcosm |
Words with the Latin root "to lessen" or "less" | minuscule, minutia |
Words with the Latin root "to make thin" or "thin" | attenuate, tenuous, |
Words with the Latin root "enough" | satiate |
Words with the Latin root "to fill" or "full" | comply, implement, replete, expletive |
copious | plentiful; in large amounts |
macrocosm | 1. The universe 2. Any great whole |
magnanimous | noble and generous, especially in forgiving; not petty |
magnate | a wealthy, influential person, especially in business |
magnitude | 1. Greatness or importance of size 2. The degree of 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 |
Words with the Latin root "plenty" | copious |
Words with the Greek root "large" | macrocosm |
Words withe the Latin root "great" | magnanimous, magnate, magnitude |
Words with the Greek root "great" | megalomania |
Words with the Greek root "many" | polygamy, polygon |