GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
besiegeto surround with armed forces
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
catapultan ancient military device for hurling missiles
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
cloistera monastic establishment
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody