English Lesson 5 Vocabulary Words and Roots
Implement
1. A tool or utensil. 2. To carry out; to put into effect.
Tenuous
1. Thin in form. 2. Flimsy; having little substance or validity.
Attenuate
1. To make slender or small. 2. To weaken; to reduce in force or value.
Replete
1. Well-stocked or abundantly supplied. 2. Completely filled; utterly satisfied.
Microcosm
A miniature world; something that resembles something else on a very small scale.
Minutia
A small or trivial detail.
Expletive
An exclamation or oath, often obscene.
Microbe
An organism invisible to the naked eye, especially one that causes disease.
Forecasters expect the force of the hurricane to _____ as it moves inland and loses most of its moisture.
Attenuate.
His _____ nature made him easy to bully.
Compliant.
Satis eloquentiae, sapientiae parum
Enough eloquence, too little wisdom.
The angry customer yelled an _____ at the stunned cashier.
Expletive.
Miniscule
Extremely small.
Until the invention of the fork in the sixteenth century, the only eating _____ most Europeans used was a knife.
Implement.
Until the invention of the microscope made them visible, the existence of _____ was unknown.
Microbes.
A family group can be regarded as a _____ of all human relations.
Microcosm.
______ particles of frost reflected the sun's light.
Minuscule.
Some teachers seem more concerned with the _____ of writing - whether an i is dotted or a t is crossed - than with what students have to say.
Minutia.
We returned from camp ______ with memories.
Replete.
After turkey and all the trimmings, we were too ____ to eat any pumpkin pie.
Satiated.
She offered only a _____ reason for her tardiness.
Tenuous.
Comply
To do as one is asked or ordered.
Satiate
To satisfy an appetite fully; to gratify to excess.
prefix
at the beginning of the word
affix
at the end of the word
Although ________ by fasting, Gandhi remained influential in India's struggle for independence from the British.
attenuated
In _________ with the school dress code, we tucked in our shirts.
compliance
Satis
enough latin root
Do not shout ________ in the classroom, please.
expletives
Plenus
full latin root
Using old newspaper files from the "morgue", we were able to ________ our project to trace the history of our school.
implement
Minus
less latin root
An organism invisible to the naked eye is a _______.
microbe
A family group can be regarded as a _______ of all human relations.
microcosm
An antonym for "enormous" is ________.
minuscule
Do not bother me with this ________! I need to concentrate on the big stuff.
minutia
A great mystery novel is ________ with plot twists and characters who have questionable motives.
replete
I ate Thanksgiving turkey and pie until I was ________.
satiated
Mikros
small greek root
The spider spun a web of _________ threads.
tenuous
Tenuis
thin latin root
Impleo, Implere, Implevi, Impletum
to fill latin root
Minuo, Minuere, Minui, Minutum
to lessen latin root
Tenuo, Tenuare, Tenuavi, Tenuatum
to make thin latin root