GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |