Vocab-ability–145 (min, minu = small, tiny) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)
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"MY VOCAB PRACTICE"
I still cannot forget how minute the prize given to the winner of the contest was.
The situation during the presidential election was a minor one.
Most practicals in biology deal with diminutive specimens.
I hope Nicki Minaj preferred Nicki as a better diminutive for her label.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE
1-Minute
Even the minute use of this cream will be effective.
2-Minor
After the accident the loss of car was minor but the driver was too injured.
3-Diminutive
Many people don't like by calling diminutive names.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE
I used a magnifying glass to dig the sliver out of my finger because it was minute.
The police officer said we had only committed a minor infraction so he let us go.
A human looks diminutive at the bottom of a large gravel pit, when viewed from the top.
His diminutive is deer-slayer.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE
Minute
There is a minute difference between our respective views.
Minor
Painting is of minor importance to the project.
Diminutive
He has a diminutive view of the world.
Diminutive
We've called him by his diminutive for so long that we've forgotten his real name.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE
Don't make issue on such minute mistakes .
Even a minor spelling mistake is unacceptable in exams .
I noticed a diminutive figure standing at the entrance.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE
Minute
I create great photographs to post on steemit to earn minute amounts of SBD and steem.
Minor
My presence on steemit is of very minor significance, since most people are just here to get upvotes on their own posts.
Diminutive
Sometimes I take extreme macro images of diminutive subjects, such as very small insects.
Diminutive
His name is Richard, and he hates being called the diminutive 'Dick'.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE.
Since then I knew that a minute spent with the right persons it always going to be a blessing.
He had a car accident but got only a few minor injuries.
He was studying some diminutive cells in the laboratory.
Since I started playing games, I got my diminutive of "Wolfy" in the world of games.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
Fentanyl:
Fentanyl is deadly at minute doses, which is killing people who are shooting up heroin.
Minor:
When I was a minor, I would have accepted the love of an older woman.
Diminutive:
I need you to look inside of yourself for the diminutive aspects that you have pushed away.
Diminutive:
My diminutive changed from Jim to Jimmy as I got older.
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As for #4, so did mine ... at least among certain close male friends. But most people call me James.
Hi James,
My birth name is James. Once I got to high school, that was the name I went by until about 26 when I decided to call myself Tristan.
MY VOCAB PRACTICE
A minute change in any of the data will cause a significant change in the outcome of the experiment.
Everyone was excited when the victims came out of the fallen building with minor injuries.
Some people don't like being called by their real names when they're in the company of their friends, they prefer their diminutive.
The teacher assured the students that any of them that could recall even a diminutive view of what he thought them and write it down during the test will be given a reasonable score.
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