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 |
|---|---|
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |