GRE Word List

MISCHANCE

bad luck

The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.

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WordMeaning
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
terminationend in time or existence : conclusion
faunaanimal life
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
smotherto kill by depriving of air
rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance