GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| lax | loose |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |