GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| swill | wash |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |