GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

Random words

WordMeaning
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
discretionindividual choice or judgment
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
elixira substance held capable of changing base metals into gold
terminationend in time or existence : conclusion