GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

Random words

WordMeaning
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
douseto plunge into water
shoveto push along
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
pigmenta substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials