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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debuta first appearance
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head
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beleaguerbesiege
discloseto make known or public
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