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 |
|---|---|
| quarry | game |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| scourge | whip |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| amend | to put right |
| veracious | truthful |