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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corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
iconoclastica person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
incarcerateto put in prison
glibshowing little forethought or preparation : offhand
penchanta strong and continued inclination
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot