GRE Word List
PLOY
escapade
The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| calorific | caloric |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |