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.

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WordMeaning
pedestriancommonplace
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
verbalizeto express something in words
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
providentfrugal