GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |