GRE Word List
MISADVENTURE
misfortune
The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fulcrum | prop |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
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