GRE Word List
MISHAP
an unfortunate accident
The meaning of the word mishap is an unfortunate accident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |