GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| throes | pang |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |