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 |
|---|---|
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| provident | frugal |