GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |