GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |