GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |