GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| concordat | compact |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| influx | a coming in |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |