GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

Random words

WordMeaning
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
irksometending to irk : tedious
speechlessunable to speak : dumb
amiablefriendly, sociable, and congenial
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle