GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

Random words

WordMeaning
azurethe blue color of the clear sky
purgeto clear of guilt
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
rancorbitter deep-seated ill will
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
disjunctiona sharp cleavage : disunion
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
forteone's strong point
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions