A | B |
Mikros (G) | "small" |
microbe | an organism invisible to the naked eye, esp. one that causes disease |
microcosm | a miniature world; something that resembles something else on a small scale |
Minuo, minuere (L) | "to lessen" |
minuscule | extremely small |
minutia | a small or trivial detail |
Tenuo, tenuare (L) | "to make thin" |
attenuate (1) | to make slender or small |
attenuate (2) | to weaken; to reduce in force or value |
tenuous (1) | thin in form |
tenuous (2) | flimsy; having little substance or validity |
Satis (L) | "enough" |
satiate | to satisfy an appetite fully; to gratify to excess |
Impleo, implere (L) | "full" |
comply | to do as one is asked or ordered |
implement (n) | a tool or utensil |
implement (tr. v.) | to carry out; to put into effect |
replete | well stocked or abundantly supplied |
expletive | an exclamation or oath, often obscene |