GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
glowto shine with or as if with an intense heat
confidentialmarked by intimacy or willingness to confide
outgoinggoing away : departing
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
repositorya place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap