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 |
|---|---|
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |