GRE Word List
PLOY
escapade
The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |