GRE Word List
PLOY
escapade
The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |