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Lesson 5 and 6 Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mikros | small |
| 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 |
| Minuo, minuere, minui, minutum | to lessen |
| minus | less |
| minuscule | extremely small |
| minutia | a small or trivial (seems unimportant) detail |
| tenuo, tenuare, tenuavi, tenuatum | to make thin |
| tenuis | thin |
| attenuate | to make slender or small; to weaken; to reduce in force or value |
| tenuous | thin in form; flimsy (not sturdy); having little substance or validity (reasoning, understanding) |
| satis | enough |
| satiate | to satisfy an appetite fully; to gratify (please) to excess |
| impleo, implere, implevi, impletum | to fill |
| plenus | full |
| comply | to do as one is asked or ordered |
| implement | a tool or utensil; to carry out or put into effect |
| replete | well-stocked or abundantly supplied, completely filled, utterly satisfied |
| expletive | an exclamation or oath, especially obscene |
| copia | plenty |
| copious | plentiful, in large amounts |
| makros | large |
| macrocosm | the universe, any great whole |
| magnus | great |
| magnanimous | noble and generous, especially in forgiving, not petty |
| magnate | a wealthy, influential person, especially in business |
| magnitude | greatness of importance or size; the degree of brightness of a star |
| megas | great |
| 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 |
| poly | many |
| polygamy | the system of having more than one spouse (husband or wife) at a time |
| polygon | a flat shape with many straight sides |