GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |