GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| grate | grating |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |