GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| attentive | mindful |