GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |