GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
confidentialmarked by intimacy or willingness to confide
apotheosisthe perfect form or example of something : quintessence
gleanto gather grain or other produce left by reapers
arduoushard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
maverickan unbranded range animal
quipa clever usually taunting remark : gibe
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control