GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| reckon | count |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |