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 |
|---|---|
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |