GRE Word List

MISHAP

an unfortunate accident

The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.

Random words

WordMeaning
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
nurturetraining
florescencea state or period of flourishing
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
brawlto quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
predilectionan established preference for something
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
psychosomaticof, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body