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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expediteto accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
succulentfull of juice : juicy
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
verbatimin the exact words : word for word
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor