GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |