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
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
submissivesubmitting to others
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
inopportuneinconvenient
confidentialmarked by intimacy or willingness to confide
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
flounderflatfish
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse