GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| dull | tedious |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| forte | one's strong point |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |