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

WordMeaning
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
integralessential to completeness : constituent
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages
malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
hummocka rounded knoll or hillock
pastoralof, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen