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 |
|---|---|
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |