GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| forte | one's strong point |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |