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 |
|---|---|
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |