GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retract | to draw back or in |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |