GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| ebullient | boiling |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |