GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |