GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |