GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
frigid | intensely cold |
immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
irremediable | not remediable |
snivel | to run at the nose |
expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |