GRE Word List

PLOY

escapade

The meaning of the word ploy is escapade.

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hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
vivaciouslively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly
orgysecret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts