GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
condole | grieve |
avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |