GRE Word List
MICROCOSM
a little world
The meaning of the word microcosm is a little world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| spate | freshet |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |