GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irremediable | not remediable |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |