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 |
|---|---|
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |