GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |