GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| warrant | sanction |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| brink | edge |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |