GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| ensconce | shelter |
| niggle | trifle |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |