GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

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slaughterthe act of killing
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
sprightlymarked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
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coincorner
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle