GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| rider | one that rides |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |