GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
omnipotentalmighty
inebriatedexhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated
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variegateto diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
nauseaa stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit
lagone that lags or is last
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
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