GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

Random words

WordMeaning
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
polyglotone who is polyglot
serebeing dried and withered
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
adversaryone that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent
apocalypticof, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
saunterto walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll