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 |
|---|---|
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |