GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
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| tout | to make much of : promote |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |