GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |