GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| fauna | animal life |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |