GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
shoveto push along
passepast one's prime
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
weatherthe state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal