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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| courier | messenger |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| ramification | branch |
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| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
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