GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |