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
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
retortto pay or hurl back : return
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances