GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

Random words

WordMeaning
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
marginthe part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
imprudentnot prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove