GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |