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 |
|---|---|
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |