GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |