GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

Random words

WordMeaning
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
knolla small round hill : mound
tatterto make ragged
saccharineof, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
misogynista person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly