GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| eventual | contingent |