GRE Word List
MISCHIEF
a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
The meaning of the word mischief is a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
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| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| championship | designation as champion |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |