GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| retribution | recompense |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |