GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

Random words

WordMeaning
featurethe structure, form, or appearance especially of a person
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
recitala detailed account : enumeration
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
whimsywhim
phobiaan exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
seedycontaining or full of seeds