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 |
|---|---|
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| convention | agreement |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |