GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
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| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| lampoon | satire |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| spruce | to make spruce |