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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hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
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unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
ruffiana brutal person : bully
understateto represent as less than is the case
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integralessential to completeness : constituent