GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| pummel | pound |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| skimp | skimpy |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |