GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| tawny | of the color tawny |