GRE Word List
PLOY
escapade
The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.
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| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
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