GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| potentate | ruler |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |