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 |
|---|---|
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| facade | the front of a building |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |