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
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
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defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
abeyancea state of temporary inactivity : suspension
retainto keep in possession or use
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
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