GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |