GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
abbreviateto make briefer
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
precisa concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine