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 |
|---|---|
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| aptitude | inclination |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |