GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |