GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |