GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| exhume | disinter |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| fabricate | invent |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| combustible | capable of combustion |