GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
reckoncount
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
ventilateto expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing
subsidya grant or gift of money: such as
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
nauseateto become affected with nausea
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
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