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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matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
inanimatenot animate:
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
virulentmarked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
darta light spear
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary