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
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
panoramicof, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as