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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |