GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

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WordMeaning
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
seduceto persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
yena strong desire or propensity
natationthe action or art of swimming
guilelessinnocent
prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
turbulencethe quality or state of being turbulent: such as