GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

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WordMeaning
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
monograma sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
imbecilitythe quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid