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 |
|---|---|
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |