GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

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WordMeaning
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
componenta constituent part : ingredient
despoilto strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
onusburden