GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| viand | an item of food |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |