GRE Word List

ODYSSEY

a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune

The meaning of the word odyssey is a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune.

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awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
legerdemainsleight of hand
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
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yokela naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
veritythe quality or state of being true or real
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed