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 |
|---|---|
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |