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 |
|---|---|
| wastrel | vagabond |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| submerge | to put under water |