GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
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|---|---|
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| flighty | swift |
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| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| pedagogue | teacher |
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| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |