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 |
|---|---|
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| overwhelm | upset |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| convention | agreement |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |