GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

Random words

WordMeaning
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
fleeta number of warships under a single command
maelstroma powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
withholdto hold back from action : check
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
meandera winding path or course
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
incognitowith one's identity concealed