GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |