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

WordMeaning
ameliorateto make better or more tolerable
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
withholdto hold back from action : check
peccadilloa slight offense
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
palleta straw-filled tick or mattress