GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hazard | a source of danger |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |