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 |
|---|---|
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| license | permission to act |
| calorific | caloric |