GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |