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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| steep | lofty |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |