GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
ill luck
The meaning of the word mischance is ill luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| broach | introduce as a subject; moot; open up |
| microcosm | small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society |
| sequester | isolate; segregate; seclude; retire from public life |
| progeny | children; offspring; descendants |
| scoff | laugh (at); mock; ridicule; Ex. scoff at their threats |
| conjecture | surmise; guess; V. |
| venerate | revere; treat with great respect |
| vaporize | turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.) |
| buffet | strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set |
| primal | first in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence |