GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
disclaimto make a disclaimer
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
existentialof, relating to, or affirming existence