GRE Word List
PLOY
escapade
The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |