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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debutanteone making a debut (see debut
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
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aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
antipathya strong feeling of dislike
sluggarda habitually lazy person
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
advocateone who defends or maintains a cause or proposal
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet