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
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actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
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surfeitan overabundant supply : excess
symmetrybalanced proportions
inclineto bend the head or body forward : bow
prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
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oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
miscreantunbelieving