GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| lampoon | satire |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| overthrow | overturn |