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
raptlifted up and carried away
icona person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
alludeto make indirect reference
momentuma property (see property
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
feintsomething feigned
resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as
banea source of harm or ruin : curse