GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| espouse | marry |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |