GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

Random words

WordMeaning
entrepreneurone who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
unintimidatingnot causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
sleeperone that sleeps
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments