GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |