GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seemly | good-looking |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |