GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| doddering | feeble |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |