GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| categorical | absolute |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| waif | a stray person or animal |