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 |
|---|---|
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| dissension | disagreement |
| flighty | swift |
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| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |