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 |
|---|---|
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| trappings | outward signs |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |