GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

Random words

WordMeaning
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
bewareto be on one's guard