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 |
|---|---|
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| lax | loose |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |