GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implication | something implied: such as |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |