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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malediction | curse |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |