GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
bestial | of or relating to beasts |
pundit | pandit |
knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
hortatory | hortative |
benison | blessing |