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 |
|---|---|
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
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| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |