GRE Word List

MISHAP

an unfortunate accident

The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.

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WordMeaning
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
rationalhaving reason or understanding
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
distraitapprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
spatefreshet