GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| postulate | demand |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |