GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| dingy | dirty |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| amity | friendship |