GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| espouse | marry |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |