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 |
|---|---|
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
