GRE Word List

MISCHANCE

bad luck

The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.

Random words

WordMeaning
quotidianoccurring every day
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
warpa series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
matrimonythe state of being married : marriage