GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
grumbleto mutter in discontent
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
hubbubnoise
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
reprisala retaliatory act