GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| wreak | bring about |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |