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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| Word | Meaning |
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| purge | to clear of guilt |
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| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| condole | grieve |
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| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |