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 |
|---|---|
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| boor | peasant |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| convoluted | having convolutions |