GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
serpentineof or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
fastidiousshowing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
tawnyof the color tawny
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
rustleto make or cause a rustle
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion