GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |