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 |
|---|---|
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |