GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| doddering | feeble |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |