GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provenance | origin |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| blackball | to vote against |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |