GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
pseudonym | a fictitious name |
scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
concordat | compact |
refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |