GRE Word List

MISCHANCE

bad luck

The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.

Random words

WordMeaning
finishedentirely done
punitiveinflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
panga brief piercing spasm of pain
masqueradea social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes
arsenalan establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers