GRE Word List

MISCHANCE

bad luck

The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.

Random words

WordMeaning
festerto generate pus
requiema mass for the dead
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
equanimityevenness of mind especially under stress
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
apoliticalhaving no interest or involvement in political affairs