GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

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WordMeaning
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
blatantnoisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
clamornoisy shouting
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
mangyaffected with or resulting from mange