GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |