GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| render | to melt down |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| extant | currently or actually existing |