GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |