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 |
|---|---|
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| leave-taking | departure |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |