GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| encompass | include |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| demerit | offense |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |