GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |