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

WordMeaning
ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition
contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
constraintthe act of constraining
statutea law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another