GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |