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 |
|---|---|
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
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| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
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| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
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| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |