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

WordMeaning
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
blushoutward appearance : view
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
equipoisea state of equilibrium
hotheada hotheaded person