GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impediment | something that impedes |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| reverie | daydream |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |