GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |