GRE Word List

MISCHANCE

bad luck

The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.

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WordMeaning
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
jubilationan act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
seetheto suffer violent internal excitement
petulantinsolent or rude in speech or behavior
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order