GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| oversee | survey |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |