GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| microcosm | a little world |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |