GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| mischance | bad luck |
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| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
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| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
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| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| defer | put off |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |