GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

Random words

WordMeaning
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
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irremediablenot remediable
snivelto run at the nose
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
coiffurea style or manner of arranging the hair
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly