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 |
|---|---|
| skimp | skimpy |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |