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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WordMeaning
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
lushgrowing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay
anguishextreme pain, distress, or anxiety
deifyto make a god of
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
denigrateto attack the reputation of : defame
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor