GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

Random words

WordMeaning
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
enticeto attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt
desperadoa bold or violent criminal
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
aviarya place for keeping birds confined
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law