GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

Random words

WordMeaning
charlatanquack
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless