GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |