GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| slake | subside |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |