GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| charlatan | quack |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| laud | praise |