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 |
|---|---|
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| nourishment | food |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| concordat | compact |