GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |