GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

Random words

WordMeaning
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off
withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
reprisea musical repetition:
macean aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat