GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

Random words

WordMeaning
carafea bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
replenishto fill or build up again
effusionan act of effusing
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
subtletythe quality or state of being subtle
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
hortatoryhortative
propellantcapable of propelling