GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
seasonalof, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
lumberto move ponderously
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring