GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

Random words

WordMeaning
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
renegeto go back on a promise or commitment
acquittala setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process
jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
adjacentnot distant : nearby
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically