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 |
|---|---|
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |