GRE Word List
PLOY
escapade
The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.
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|---|---|
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |