GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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chorethe regular or daily light work of a household or farm
incrustationa crust or hard coating
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dummya person who is incapable of speaking
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
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