GRE Word List
MISCHANCE
bad luck
The meaning of the word mischance is bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| finished | entirely done |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |