GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |