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 |
|---|---|
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |