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 |
|---|---|
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| prong | fork |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |