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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mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
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imperturbablemarked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene
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manifestationthe act, process, or an instance of manifesting
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