GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| pummel | pound |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| addle | rotten |