GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| rider | one that rides |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |