GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

Random words

WordMeaning
warblea melodious succession of low pleasing sounds
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
gamutthe whole series of recognized musical notes
direexciting horror
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
quizzicalcomically quaint
unisonidentity in musical pitch
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen