GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |