GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

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WordMeaning
titillateto excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
commandeerto compel to perform military service
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cordonan ornamental cord or ribbon
suckleto give milk to from the breast or udder
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
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incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
outmodednot being in style