GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |