GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |