GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

Random words

WordMeaning
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
licensepermission to act