GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| groom | bridegroom |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |