GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |