GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |