GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

Random words

WordMeaning
yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
disparitya noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement
rationa food allowance for one day
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else