GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

Random words

WordMeaning
blanchto take the color out of
guisea form or style of dress : costume
malignanttending to produce death or deterioration
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
trenchantkeen
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
horticulturalthe science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due