GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |