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 |
|---|---|
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
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| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
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