GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |