GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |