GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |