GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |