GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| congruent | congruous |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |