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 |
|---|---|
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| fiend | devil |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |