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.

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WordMeaning
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
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ewethe female of the sheep especially when mature
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ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
artlesslacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured
deliriuman acute (see acute
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful