GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

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execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
attireto put garments on : dress
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
prepossessingcreating prejudice
imprecationcurse