GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |