GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

Random words

WordMeaning
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
emanateto come out from a source
annuitya sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
dermatologista branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases
microcosma little world
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy