GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
riderone that rides
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
porouspossessing or full of pores
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
cringeto recoil in distaste
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
aperturean opening or open space : hole
euphonypleasing or sweet sound