GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

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WordMeaning
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
wrenchto move with a violent twist
ravenousrapacious
eclecticcomposed of elements drawn from various sources
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
harryto make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
anemiaa condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume