GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| quisling | traitor |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |