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Word: microcosm

Definition: small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society


More Vocab Words

::: nutrient - nourishing substance; ADJ: providing nourishment
::: multiform - having many forms
::: immutable - unchangeable
::: dutiful - (duteous) (of people or their behavior) respectful; obedient (filled with a sense of duty)
::: lethargic - drowsy; dull; N. lethargy: state of sluggishness and inactivity
::: preposterous - absurd; completely unreasonable; ridiculous
::: absolute - complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism
::: disparity - difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity
::: dictum - authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said in passing)
::: indigence - poverty