GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| appease | pacify |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |