GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |