GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| sportive | frolicsome |
