GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |