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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|---|---|
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |