GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |