Vocabulary Word
Word: escapade
Definition: prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules
Definition: prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules
Sentences Containing 'escapade'
She had hardly listened to his instructions when she saw you coming downstairs, on which she closed the window rapidly and told you about one of the servants' escapade with her wooden-legged lover, which was all perfectly true.
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::: queasy - experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated; squeamish; Ex. feel a little queasy
::: apprehend - arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive; N. apprehension
::: wrinkle - small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V.
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