GRE Word List

MISCHANCE

bad luck

The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.

Random words

WordMeaning
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
fienddevil
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
unguenta soothing or healing salve : ointment
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty