GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |