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Vocabulary5-English

Vocabulary words in lesson 5 for english.

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microbe. mi-crobe. Malaria is caused by a MICROBE that can be transmitted by the bite of certain mosquitos. MIKROS "small" n. An organism invisible to the naked eye, especially one that causes disease.
microcosm. mi-cro-cos-m. A school community is a MICROCOSM of the whole society in which it exists. MIKROS "small" n. A miniature world that resembles something else on a very small scale.
minuscule. min-u-sule. The dollhouse was furnished in every detail including MINUSCULE silverware and napkin rings. MINUO, MINUERE, MINUE, MINUTUM "to lessen" MINUS "less" adj. Extremely small.
minutia. mi-nu-tea. plural minutiae. A seemingly insignificant MINUTIA-like a fragment of bone or a pottery chip- can yield important information at an archeological site. MINUO, MINUERE, MINUE, MINUTUM "to lessen" MINUS "less" n. A small or trivial detail.
attenuate. a-tten-u-ate.1. Famine had ATTENUATED the population of the village to a few dozen people. 2. The forest of tall trees ATTENUATED the force of the gale before it hit the town. TENUO, TENUARE, TENUAVI, TENUATUM "to make thin" TENUIS "thin" tr.v.1. To make slender or small. 2. To weaken; to reduce in force or value.
tenuous. ten-uo-us.1. The spider spun a web of TENUOUS threads.2. Most students only have a TENUOUS grasp of economics. TENUO, TENUARE, TENUAVI, TENUATUM, "to make thin" TENUIS "thin" adj.1. Thin in form. 2. Flimsy; having little substance or validity.
satiate. sa-ti-ate. During our stay in Italy we SATIATED ourselves on art, opera, and pasta. SATIS "enough" tr. v. To satisfy an appetite fully; to gratify to excess.
comply. com-ply. Many historians believe the civil rights movement began in earnest when Rosa Parks refused to COMPLY with the law requiring black people to sit in the back of the bus. IMPLEO, IMPLERE, IMPLEVI, IMPLETUM "to fill" PLENUS "full" intr. v. To do as one is asked or ordered.
implement. im-plement.1. Inventor McCormick's IMPLEMENT for harvesting grain revoltutionized 19th- century agriculture.2. Using old newspapers and yearbooks, we were able to IMPLEMENT our project to trace the history of our school. IMPLEO, IMPLERE, IMPLEVI, IMPLETUM "to fill" PLENUS "full" n. A tool or utensil. tr. v. To carry out; to put into effect.
replete. re-plete. 1. I like a novel REPLETE with suspense and danger. 2. REPLETE with Thanksgiving dinner, we agreed to postpone doing the dishes. IMPLEO, IMPLERE, IMPLEVI, IMPLETUM "to fill" PLENUS "full" adj. 1. Well-stocked or abundantly supplied. 2. Completely filled; utterly satisfied.
expletive. ex-ple-tive. Although we couldn't speak their language, we could tell they were uttering angry EXPLETIVES at us. IMPLEO, IMPLERE, IMPLEVI, IMPLETUM "to fill" PLENUS "full" n. An exclamation or oath, often obscene.
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