GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |