GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |