GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| verge | brink |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| spate | freshet |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |