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
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
respitea period of temporary delay
trancestupor
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant