GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

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WordMeaning
incoherentlacking coherence: such as
retainto keep in possession or use
mendaciousgiven to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
fanaticismfanatic outlook or behavior
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
bulgeto jut out : swell
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority