GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
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| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |