GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

Random words

WordMeaning
retractto draw back or in
digressionthe 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
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
pluckto pull or pick off or out
speechlessunable to speak : dumb
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
withholdto hold back from action : check
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery