GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
bravadoblustering swaggering conduct
iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
schemea plan or program of action
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
parallelismthe quality or state of being parallel