GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

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WordMeaning
reckoncount
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
commandeerto compel to perform military service
lucremonetary gain : profit
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
vendorone that vends : seller
anthologya collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
imprecationcurse
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water