GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

Random words

WordMeaning
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
understateto represent as less than is the case
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
limpto walk lamely
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
castigationto subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
delusivelikely to delude