GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

Random words

WordMeaning
callousbeing hardened and thickened
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
dissipateto break up and drive off
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
sublimatesublime
perforateto make a hole through
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
conducivetending to promote or assist