GRE Word List

MISCHANCE

bad luck

The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.

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WordMeaning
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
apiarya place where bees are kept
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)
canarda false or unfounded report or story
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
callowlacking adult sophistication : immature