GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

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emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
dyslexiaa variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
indignationanger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
benisonblessing
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
ventilateto expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing
whimsywhim