GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| prosody | the study of versification |