GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| natal | native |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |