GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| beware | to be on one's guard |