GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |