GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |