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 |
|---|---|
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| trample | tramp |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| scourge | whip |