GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| warrant | sanction |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |