GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| ramification | branch |