GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

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WordMeaning
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
rouea man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts