GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |