GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |