GRE Word List
PLOY
escapade
The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |