GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| prank | trick |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |