GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| upright | perpendicular |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |