GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

Random words

WordMeaning
implementa device used in the performance of a task : tool
pedagogueteacher
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
stringenttight
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
executionerone who executes
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life