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 |
|---|---|
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |