GRE Word List

MISCHANCE

bad luck

The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.

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WordMeaning
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
obesehaving excessive body fat