GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| forte | one's strong point |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |