GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

Random words

WordMeaning
provenanceorigin
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
blackballto vote against
lugubriousmournful
profligatewildly extravagant
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
dissonancelack of agreement
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation