GRE Word List

ESCAPADE

a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct

The meaning of the word escapade is a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct.

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WordMeaning
jesta joking or mocking remark
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
calligraphyartistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering
indignationanger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
shearto cut off the hair from
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analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect