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
indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
tremora trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease
blasphemythe act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone