GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| obscure | dark |
| distend | extend |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |