GRE Word List

MISCHANCE

bad luck

The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.

Random words

WordMeaning
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
soarto fly aloft or about
aviarya place for keeping birds confined
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
obsessivetending to cause obsession
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
foilto prevent from attaining an end : defeat
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group