GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |