GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |