GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
ill luck
The meaning of the word mischance is ill luck.
Random words
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swipe | hit with a sweeping motion; N. |
impassive | without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face |
obituary | death notice (esp. in a newspaper); ADJ. |
lopsided | heavier or larger on one side than the other; Ex. lopsided way of walking |
blare | loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light |
poignancy | quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion; ADJ. poignant: touching; deeply moving; (of sorrow, grief, etc.) painful; keenly distressing to the mind; Ex. poignant memory/anxiety; CF. prick |
piebald | of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white); Ex. piebald horse; CF. pie+bald |
cog | tooth projecting from a wheel |
ebb | (of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide |
hide | skin of an animal |