GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| distant | separated in space : away |