GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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|---|---|
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |