GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

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mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm
monotonytedious sameness
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance