GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

Random words

WordMeaning
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
facsimilean exact copy
imminentready to take place : happening soon
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
hoarygray or white with or as if with age
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
abominateto hate or loathe intensely : abhor
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person