GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| impuissance | weakness |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| sublimate | sublime |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |