GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| outmoded | not being in style |