GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| nomenclature | name |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| dys- | abnormal |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| congenial | pleasant |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |