GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

Random words

WordMeaning
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
avocationa subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
lucremonetary gain : profit
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition