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Vocab Lesson 6 words
Lesson 6 vocab words.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Copious The copious correspondence of Madame de Sevigne written to her daughter gives a vivid picture of her life in the court of Louis XIV co pi ous | copious copia plenty adj. Plentiful; in large amounts |
| macrocosm 1-Theoretical physicists have attempted to determine the size of the macrocosm. 2-Try to imagine your own family in relation to the macrocosm of the human family. ma cro co sm | macro cosm makros kosmos large universe 1-n. The universe 2-Any great whole |
| magnanimous ON her deathbed she made the magnanimous gesture of forgiving all debts owed her. mag na ni mous | magn animous magnus animus great mind/spirit adj. Noble and generous, especially in forgiving: not petty |
| Magnate Ezra Cornell, a lumber magnate, left his fortune to found Cornell University mag nate | mag nate magnus great n. A wealthy, influential person, especially in business. |
| magnitude 1-Early explorers of the South American coast had no idea of the magnitude of the continent. 2-The constellation Orion contains two stars of the highest magnitude, Betelgeuse and Rigel. mag ni tude | mag nitude magnus great 1-n. Greatness of importance or size. 2-The degree of brightness of a star. |
| megalomania 1-His megalomania prevents him from recognizing his faults or appreciating the talents of others. 2-Megalomania drove the couple to build a swimming pool larger than their modest house. meg a lo mania | megalo mania megas mania great madness 1-n. 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 Although polygamy was not generally practiced in ancient Greece, the rules were allowed to be polygamous to guarantee that they would have heirs. | poly gamy poly gamos many marriage n. The system of having more than one spouse at a time. |
| polygon Each of the five-pointed starts on the American flag is a polygon. po ly gon | poly gon poly gonia many angle n. A flat shape with many straight sides. |