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 |
|---|---|
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| natal | native |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| nomenclature | name |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| scotch | scottish |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |