GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| stench | stink |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |