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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WordMeaning
interloperone that interlopes: such as
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
badinageplayful repartee : banter
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
palleta straw-filled tick or mattress
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
impedimentsomething that impedes
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation