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 |
|---|---|
| score | twenty |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| wry | twist |