GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |