GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| perdition | eternal damnation |