GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |