GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |