GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |