GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| mischance | bad luck |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |