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 |
|---|---|
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
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| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
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