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01/29/2011

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attenuate
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v. to make slender or small, to weaken; to reduce in force or value
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comply
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v. to do as one is asked or ordered
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expletive
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n. an exclamation or oath, often obscene
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implement
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n. a tool or utensil
v. to carry out, to put in effect.
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microbe
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n. an organism invisible to the naked eye, especially on that causes disease
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microcosm
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n. a miniature world; something that resembles something else on a very small scale
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minuscule
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adj. extremely small
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minutia
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n. a small or trivial detail
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replete
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adj. well-stocked or abundantly supplied, completely filled, utterly satisfied
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satiate
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v. to satisfy an appetite fully; to gratify to excess
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tenuous
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adj. thin in form; flimsy, having little substance of validity
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copious
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adj. plentiful, in large amounts
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macrocosm
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n. the universe, any great whole
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magnanimous
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adj. noble and generous, especially forgiving, not petty
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magnate
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n. a wealthy influential person, especially in business
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magnitude
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n. greatness or importance of size; the degree of greatness of a star
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megalomania
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n. a form of mental illness in which a person has exaggerated ideas of his or her importance; an obsessive idea to do something on a grand scale
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polygamy
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n. the system of having more than one spouse at a time
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polygon
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n. a flat shape with many shaped side
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