GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |