GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| growl | rumble |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |