GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fluke | flatfish |
| boor | peasant |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| forte | one's strong point |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |