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

WordMeaning
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
severto put or keep apart : divide
paucitysmallness of number : fewness
receptiveable or inclined to receive
surmountto prevail over : overcome
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
disarraya lack of order or sequence : confusion
harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard