GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
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| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| fulcrum | prop |
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| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
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| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |