GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| mendicant | beggar |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| enduring | lasting |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |