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 |
---|---|
culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
doze | to sleep lightly |
baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
understate | to represent as less than is the case |