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 |
|---|---|
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| retribution | recompense |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |