GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| concordat | compact |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |