GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |