GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |