GRE Word List

MISCHANCE

bad luck

The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.

Random words

WordMeaning
dilateto become enlarged or widened
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
afterlifean existence after death
detractiona lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling
oafa stupid person : boob
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism