GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |