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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WordMeaning
mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable
palpitateto beat rapidly and strongly : throb
coga tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear
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intelligentsiaintellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite
furoran angry or maniacal fit : rage
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
juggernauta massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
vacuousemptied of or lacking content