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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |