GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
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