GRE Word List
ODDS
the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
The meaning of the word odds is the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| savant | a person of learning |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| verge | brink |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |