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 |
|---|---|
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |