GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

Random words

WordMeaning
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
cleaveto adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
dutifulfilled with or motivated by a sense of duty
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
wagto be in motion : stir
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad