GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| juncture | a point of time |