GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |