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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WordMeaning
effeteno longer fertile
traduceto expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
sprightlymarked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited