GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| obscure | dark |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |