GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| distend | extend |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| diva | prima donna |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| overthrow | overturn |