GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
ennuia feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse