GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |