GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |