GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |