GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| braid | to make from braids |
| kismet | fate |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| convene | to come together in a body |