GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

Random words

WordMeaning
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
nebulousof, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
manifestoa written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
untenablenot able to be defended
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
entomologya branch of zoology that deals with insects