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
evoketo call forth or up: such as
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
incontinentnot continent: such as
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
loftan upper room or floor : attic
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy