GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

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prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
funerealof or relating to a funeral
distendextend
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
droopto hang or incline downward
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
rueto feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
precipitousprecipitate
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy