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 |
|---|---|
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| warranted | sanction |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |