GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| spare | not being used |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| foppish | foolish |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |