GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| fiend | devil |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |