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.

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careento put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
collusionsecret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
revoketo annul by recalling or taking back : rescind
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor