GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| impuissance | weakness |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |