GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |