GRE Word List

MISCHANCE

bad luck

The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.

Random words

WordMeaning
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
aestheticof, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
flushto fly away suddenly
armadaa fleet of warships
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface