GRE Word List

MISCHANCE

bad luck

The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.

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WordMeaning
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
exchequera department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
mimean ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel