GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |