GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| calorific | caloric |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |