GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| sophist | philosopher |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |