GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |