"Hi. I'm Nic" Vocabulary

microcosm

A miniature world; something that resembles something else on a very small scale

incompetent

Not able to do something properly

identity crisis

a period of inner conflict during which adolescents worry intensely about who they are

nuance

a slight or subtle degree of difference

empathy

an understanding of another's feelings

perpetually

continually; never ending

chaos

great confusion, disorder

remedy

to cure

dissect

to cut apart for the purpose of investigation

oblivious

totally unaware

drudgery

unpleasant, dull, or hard work

proverbial

well-known because widely repeated