GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |