GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
modishfashionable
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luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
askewout of line : at an angle
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
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