GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |