GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

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balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste