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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |