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 |
|---|---|
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |