GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

Random words

WordMeaning
maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
pungentsharply painful
surmountto prevail over : overcome
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
aviarya place for keeping birds confined
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions