Chapter 5 Vocab

Question 1

microcosm

Answer 1

a miniature world; something that resembles something else on a very small scale

Question 2

miniscule

Answer 2

extremely small

Question 3

minutia

Answer 3

a small or trivial detail

Question 4

microbe

Answer 4

an organism invisible to the naked eye, especially one that causes diseases

Question 5

microbe

Answer 5

an organism invisible to the naked eye, especially one that causes disease

Question 6

microcosm

Answer 6

a minuscule world; something resembling something else on a very small scale

Question 7

minuscule

Answer 7

extremely small

Question 8

minutia

Answer 8

A small or trivial detail

Question 9

attenuate

Answer 9

1. To make slender or small

2. To weaken, to reduce in value or force

Question 10

Attenuate

Answer 10

1. To make slender or small

2. To weaken, they reduce in force or value

Question 11

tenuous

Answer 11

1. Thin in form

2. flimsy, having little substance or validity

Question 12

Satiate

Answer 12

to satisfy an appetite fully, to gratify to excess

Question 13

Comply

Answer 13

To do as one is asked or ordered

Question 14

implement

Answer 14

1. A tool or utensil

2. To carry out, to put into effect

Question 15

replete

Answer 15

1. Well stocked or abundantly supplied

2. Completely filled, utterly satisfied

Question 16

expletive

Answer 16

an exclamation or oath, often obscene