GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
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mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
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defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning