GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| espouse | marry |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |