GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| retract | to draw back or in |