GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| cataclysm | flood |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |