GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |