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.

Random words

WordMeaning
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
drabslattern
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
symmetrybalanced proportions
disquietudeanxiety