GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| dart | a light spear |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |