GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society
The meaning of the word microcosm is small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribute | tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to |
| centrifuge | machine that separates substances by whirling them |
| quibble | minor objection or complaint; V: raise minor objections; carp; cavil |
| bereft | deprived of (something valuable); lacking |
| decipher | decode; CF. indecipherable |
| lexicographer | compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary |
| magniloquent | boastful; pompous |
| bureaucracy | overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic |
| tepid | lukewarm; slightly warm; ¹ÌÁö±ÙÇÑ; half-hearted; not eager; Ex. tepid reaction to the new film; Ex. tepid supporter |
| panacea | cure-all; remedy for all diseases |