GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |