GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| prank | trick |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |