GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| realm | kingdom |
| spate | freshet |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |