GRE Word List

MISCHANCE

bad luck

The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.

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isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
aromaticof, relating to, or having aroma:
reverendworthy of reverence : revered
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
stiltedpompous
shavingthe act of one that shaves
figmentsomething made up or contrived