GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

Random words

WordMeaning
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
notcha V-shaped indentation
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
bedraggleto wet thoroughly
hema border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
fanaticismfanatic outlook or behavior
antiquityancient times
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion