GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |