GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| delusive | likely to delude |