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 |
|---|---|
| welter | writhe |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| nurture | training |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |