GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |