GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |