GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

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yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
underscoreto draw a line under : underline
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
propensityan often intense natural inclination or preference
menacea show of intention to inflict harm : threat
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
licensepermission to act
pulmonaryof, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs