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 |
|---|---|
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
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| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |