GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| eventual | contingent |
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| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| puerile | juvenile |
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