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 |
|---|---|
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| approbation | commendation |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |