GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| romp | one that romps |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |