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 |
|---|---|
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| boor | peasant |
| giddy | dizzy |