GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
solicitto make petition to : entreat
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
forthcomingbeing about to appear or to be produced or made available
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid