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
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
nubileof marriageable condition or age
laudpraise
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb