GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| mortician | undertaker |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |