GRE Word List

MISCHANCE

bad luck

The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.

Random words

WordMeaning
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
leasha line for leading or restraining an animal
warpa series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
mediumsomething in a middle position
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
parochialof or relating to a church parish