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 |
|---|---|
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| overwhelm | upset |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |