GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |