GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| contest | strive |