GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |