GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| encumber | weigh down |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |