GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |