GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
ill luck
The meaning of the word mischance is ill luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swipe | hit with a sweeping motion; N. |
| impassive | without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face |
| obituary | death notice (esp. in a newspaper); ADJ. |
| lopsided | heavier or larger on one side than the other; Ex. lopsided way of walking |
| blare | loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light |
| poignancy | quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion; ADJ. poignant: touching; deeply moving; (of sorrow, grief, etc.) painful; keenly distressing to the mind; Ex. poignant memory/anxiety; CF. prick |
| piebald | of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white); Ex. piebald horse; CF. pie+bald |
| cog | tooth projecting from a wheel |
| ebb | (of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide |
| hide | skin of an animal |
