GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| maroon | a dark red |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |