GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

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WordMeaning
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
lodewaterway
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
haltingmarked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
depictto represent by or as if by a picture