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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| acclaim | applaud |
| faculty | ability |
| overwhelm | upset |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |