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 |
|---|---|
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| overwhelm | upset |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |