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 |
|---|---|
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| random | a haphazard course |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |