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
wrangleto dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
disconsolatecheerless
pallto lose strength or effectiveness
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
draftthe act of drawing or pulling in a net
vilifyto utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
premonitorygiving warning
puddingblood sausage