GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

Random words

WordMeaning
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
repulseto drive or beat back : repel
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
bitinghaving the power to bite
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
lewdobscene
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
tyrannyoppressive power