GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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inanimatenot animate:
soldera metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces
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gustoan individual or special taste
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
brochurepamphlet
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