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 |
|---|---|
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |