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 |
|---|---|
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |