GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| indite | make up |
| malediction | curse |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| application | an act of applying: |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |