GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
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| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
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| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
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