GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| malediction | curse |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |