GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |