GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| viand | an item of food |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |