GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| facade | the front of a building |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |