GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

Random words

WordMeaning
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
carapacea bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
dulcetsweet to the taste
rouea man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake
raucousdisagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
abetto actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
inadvertentlyunintentional
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law