GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |