GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |