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 |
|---|---|
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| disport | sport |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| oversee | survey |