GRE Word List

MISCHANCE

bad luck

The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.

Random words

WordMeaning
appriseto give notice to : tell
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
compressto press or squeeze together
dyspepticindigestion
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse