GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |