GRE Word List

MISHAP

an unfortunate accident

The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.

Random words

WordMeaning
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
communalof or relating to one or more communes
arborealof, relating to, or resembling a tree
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship