GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |