GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

Random words

WordMeaning
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
coalitionthe act of coalescing : union
genuflectto bend the knee
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
implicationsomething implied: such as
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
estimablecapable of being estimated