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 |
|---|---|
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |