GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
disconsolatecheerless
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
passiveacted upon by an external agency
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
perfidiousof, relating to, or characterized by perfidy
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched
castigationto subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism