GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| scintilla | spark |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |