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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |