GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

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WordMeaning
vendorone that vends : seller
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
habituateto make used to something : accustom
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
haggardnot tamed
maelstroma powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
acridsharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze