GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| blackball | to vote against |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |