GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| duration | continuance in time |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |