GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |