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
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
anachronisman error in chronology
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
gravitydignity or sobriety of bearing
abbreviateto make briefer
spryable to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble
festerto generate pus
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
resignrelegate