GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

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WordMeaning
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
jaunta usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
siltloose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter
bilkto block the free development of : frustrate
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
pinnacea light sailing ship
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
annulto declare or make legally invalid or void