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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| lode | waterway |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |