GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

Random words

WordMeaning
lackadaisicallacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
memoiran official note or report : memorandum
marginthe part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
advertto turn the mind or attention
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
narrativesomething that is narrated : story