GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provenance | origin |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |