GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
plumagethe feathers of a bird
impeachto charge with a crime or misdemeanor
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration