GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

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ephemerallasting a very short time
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
calorificcaloric
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse