GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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remediablecapable of being remedied
callousbeing hardened and thickened
febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
disportsport
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
calorificcaloric
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity