GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |