GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
irremediablenot remediable
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
outlooka place offering a view
uproara state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance