GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

Random words

WordMeaning
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
mediumsomething in a middle position
punditpandit
detachedstanding by itself : separate
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration