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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| nomenclature | name |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |