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
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference