GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| dire | exciting horror |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |