GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |