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
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
circuita usually circular line encompassing an area
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
hazymade 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