GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |