GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| potentate | ruler |