GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| stilted | pompous |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| sow | an adult female swine |