GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| harass | exhaust |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| warranted | sanction |