GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

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WordMeaning
limpto walk lamely
plebiscitea 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
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
mediocreof moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary
eonan immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
receptiveable or inclined to receive