GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| verbalize | to express something in words |