GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| lewd | obscene |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| spare | not being used |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |