GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| marrow | bone marrow |