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

WordMeaning
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
predilectionan established preference for something
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
leave-takingdeparture
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
woefulfull of woe : grievous