GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |