GRE Word List

MICROCOSM

a little world

The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.

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unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
specka small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
ciliatedpossessing cilia
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity