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 |
|---|---|
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |