GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| violate | break |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |