GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

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WordMeaning
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
traduceto expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
douseto plunge into water
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion