GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
natalnative
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
hoverto position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion