GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |