GRE Word List
MISHAP
unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epicurean | believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N. |
| weird | eerie; strange; unnatural |
| inroad | hostile invasion; advance that lessens the quantity or difficulty of something; Ex. The long illness made serious inroads on his savings; CF. raid |
| foreshadow | give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure |
| paucity | scarcity; dearth |
| distract | take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; ADJ. distracted |
| commemorative | remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp |
| delusive | deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises |
| turncoat | traitor |
| mendacious | lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity |
