GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |