GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| duration | continuance in time |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |