Unit 3 Lesson 30 Flashcards

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Gargantuan

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Huge; gigantic; prodigious

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Amorphous

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Without definite form; shapeless

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Iota

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A very small quantity; a jot

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Lissome

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Supple; limber; flexible

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Macrocosm

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The great world; the universe

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Magnitude

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Greatness of size or extent; importance or influence

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Magnum opus

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A great work, especially of art or literature

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Microcosm

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A little world; miniature universe

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Micrometer

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An instrument for measuring very small distances, angles, diameters

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Scabrous

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Rough with small points or knobs; bumpy; scaly; full of difficulties

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Scintilla

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The least trace; a particle

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Serpentine

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Evilly cunning or subtle; treacherous; coiled; twisting

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Sinuous

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Bending; wavy

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Smidgen

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A small amount; a bit

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Tenuous

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Unsubstantial; flimsy; physically thin

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