GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
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| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |