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vocabulary words with Greek or Latin roots
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Language - English
6th Grade
11/05/2008

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Term
microbe
Definition
an organism invisible to the eye
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microcosm
Definition
a miniature world
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miniscule
Definition
extremely small
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minutia
Definition
a small detail
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attenuate
Definition
to make slender or small
&
to weaken
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tenuous
Definition
thin in form
&
flimsy; having little substance or validity
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satiate
Definition
to gratify to excess; to satisfy and appetite fully
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comply
Definition
to do as one is asked or ordered
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implement
Definition
a tool or utensil
&
to carry out, put into effect
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replete
Definition
abundantly supplied
&
completely filled
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expletive
Definition
an exclamation, often obscene
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copious
Definition
plentiful
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macrocosm
Definition
the universe
&
any great whole
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magnanimous
Definition
noble and generous
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magnate
Definition
a wealthy, influential person
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magnitude
Definition
greatness of importance or size & the brightness of a star
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megalomania
Definition
mental illness in which a person exaggerates their own importance
&
an obsessive idea to do things on a grand scale
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polygamy
Definition
having more than one spouse at a time
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polygon
Definition
a plat shape with many sides
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