GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| constraint | the act of constraining |