GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
rentproperty (such as a house) rented or for rent
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
reprisea musical repetition:
bovineof, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow
deferput off
righteousacting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
ancillarysubordinate