GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society
The meaning of the word microcosm is small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| well-bred | of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined |
| revile | attack with abusive language; vilify(slander) |
| brink | edge (at the top of a cliff); Ex. on the brink of the Grand Canyon |
| subsume | include (as a member of a group); encompass |
| bromide | platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement |
| canter | slow gallop; V. CF. trot |
| reiterate | repeat |
| rhetoric | art of effective communication; art of using language effectively and persuasively; style of speaking or writing; grandiloquent language; Ex. political rhetoric; ADJ. rhetorical; CF. rhetorical question: question to which no answer is expected as ``Who knows it ?'' |
| appraise | estimate value of; N. appraisal |
| gaunt | lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren |
