GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |