GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
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| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
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