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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| schism | division |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
