GRE Word List

MISCHANCE

bad luck

The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.

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WordMeaning
centurionan officer commanding a Roman century
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
stigmaa mark of shame or discredit : stain
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
fortitudestrength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
visionthe act or power of seeing : sight
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces