GRE Word List

MISHAP

an unfortunate accident

The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.

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staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
mammothany of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
florescencea state or period of flourishing