GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

Random words

WordMeaning
flounderflatfish
recitala detailed account : enumeration
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
infractionthe act of infringing : violation
epitomea typical or ideal example : embodiment
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious