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 |
|---|---|
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| calorific | caloric |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |