GRE Word List
ESCAPADE
prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules
The meaning of the word escapade is prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumspect | prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought |
| mortify | humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one's body) by self-denial; Ex. mortified by her blunder; Ex. mortify the flesh; CF. cause to die |
| abyss | enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit |
| lubricate | apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction |
| hubbub | confused uproar; loud noise; din |
| serpentine | winding; twisting; of or like a serpent; Ex. serpentine course of the river; N. serpent: snake |
| hibernate | sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation |
| legend | explanatory list of symbols on a map |
| frieze | ornamental horizontal band on a wall |
| censor | (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V. |
