GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

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WordMeaning
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
meticulousmarked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
aviarya place for keeping birds confined
machiavellianof or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism
harbora place of security and comfort : refuge
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
darta light spear