GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |