GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| devious | wandering |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |