GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |