GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| expatriate | banish |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |