GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

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responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
opulencewealth
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
brinkedge
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
nomenclaturename
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever