GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| lunar | crescent |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |