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 |
|---|---|
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |