GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |