GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| pitfall | trap |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |