GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| finished | entirely done |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |