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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glitterto shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle
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mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
stemthe main trunk of a plant
self-righteousconvinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic
scintillaspark
antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files