GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distend | extend |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |