GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
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| limp | to walk lamely |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |