GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
sensuousof or relating to the senses or sensible objects
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
computeto determine especially by mathematical means
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
stanchto check or stop the flowing of