GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |