GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |