GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| dire | exciting horror |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| niggle | trifle |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |