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 |
|---|---|
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |