GRE Word List

MISADVENTURE

misfortune

The meaning of the word misadventure is misfortune.

Random words

WordMeaning
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
generalitythe quality or state of being general
rectitudethe quality or state of being straight
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
barefacedhaving the face uncovered:
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
propensityan often intense natural inclination or preference