GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |