GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

Random words

WordMeaning
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
candorunreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
sidetracksiding
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state