GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |