GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

Random words

WordMeaning
tactfulhaving or showing tact
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
versatileembracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
limpto walk lamely
uniquebeing the only one : sole
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign