GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |