GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |