GRE Word List
MILLENNIUM
the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
The meaning of the word millennium is the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |