GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| abnegation | denial |