GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
adroithaving or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
belligerentinclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
vendettablood feud
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
rampa sloping way or plane: such as
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
crassgross