GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

Random words

WordMeaning
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
foregoto go before : precede
riderone that rides
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
acridsharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating