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
healthyenjoying good health
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
blurtto utter abruptly and impulsively