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Vocab Lesson 5, 1-10

english vocabulary lesson 5 words for week of Nov 29- Dec 10

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microbe Malaria is caused by a microbe that can be transmitted by the bite of certain mosquitoes. mi-crobe micro bio mikros bios small life n. An organism invisible to the naked eye, especially one that causes disease.
micrososm A school community is a microcosm of the whole society in which it exists. mi-cro-co-sm micro cosm mikros kosmos small universe n. A miniture world; something that resembles something else on a very small scale.
Minuscule The dollhouse was furnished in every detail, includeing minuscul silverware and napkin rings. mi-nu-scule minus cule minus less adj. Extremely small
minutia A seemingly insignificant minutia-like a fragment of bone or a pottery chip-can yield important information at an archeological site. minu tia minus less n. A small or trivial detail
attenuate 1- Famine has 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 a-tten-u-ate at tenuate ad tenuare to make thin 1- v. To make slender or small. 2- v. To weaken; to reduce in force or value.
tenous 1-The spider spun a web of tenous threads 2-Flimsy; having little substance or validity. te-nu-ous tenous tenuis thin 1- adj. Thin in form 2- adj. Flimsy; having little substance or validity.
satiate During out stay in Italy we satiated ourselves on art, opera, and pasta. sa-ti-ate sati ate satis enough v. To satisgy an appetite fully; to gratify to excess.
comply Many historians believe the civil rights movenment began in earnest when Rosa Parks refused to comply with the law requiring black people to sit in the back of the bus. com-ply com ply cum implere intensified full v. To do as one is asked or ordered
implement 1-Inventor Cyrus McCormicks' implement for harvesting grain, the "McCormick reaper", revolutionized nineteeth-century agriculture. 2-Using old newspapers and yearbooks, we were able to implement our project to trace the history of our school. im-ple-ment im plement in plenus intensified full 1- n. a tool or utensil 2- v. To carry out; to put into effect.
replete 1-I like a novel replete with suspense and danger 2- Completely filled; utterly satisfied re-plete re plete re plenus full again 1- adj. Well-stocked or abundantly supplied. 2- adj. Completely filled; utterfly satisfied.
expletive Although we couldn't speak their language, we could tell they were uttering angry expletives at us. ex-ple-tive ex pletive ex plenus full out n. An exclamation or oath; often obscene.
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