GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

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WordMeaning
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award
defalcatededuct
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering
superannuatedoutmoded