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 |
|---|---|
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |