GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |