GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

Random words

WordMeaning
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
forebearsancestor
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
chivalrousvaliant