GRE Word List
PLOY
escapade
The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |